Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani confirmed that Iran will not negotiate the nuclear agreement under pressure, nor will it make concessions in the face of threats, while Washington indicated that its current focus is not the nuclear agreement, but Iran's supply of weapons to Russia.
The Iranian News Agency (IRNA) quoted Kanaani as saying - during a press conference today, Monday - that Iran is still committed to the negotiation process and seeks to resolve it, but it will not negotiate on the basis of the need for negotiations.
He pointed out that the West's need for negotiation is not less than Iran's need for it, and the agreement is available and the parties concerned can reach it in the shortest possible time, he said.
He added that the negotiations have their own logic, and that Iran has committed itself to the comprehensive joint action plan (the nuclear agreement), but it was the United States of America that withdrew from the agreement.
The spokesman accused the West in general and the United States in particular of issuing contradictory positions regarding the nuclear agreement with Iran, and said that the negotiations were not included among the priorities of the United States, and instead became focused on other issues.
US focus area
Bloomberg quoted the US envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, as saying that the administration of US President Joe Biden will focus on Iran on key files.
Including arms supplies to Russia in lieu of stalled talks to revive the nuclear deal.
And the US State Department has said for some time that the Iran nuclear deal is "not its focus" at the present time, and instead it is "interested in supporting the protesters in Iran."
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said - in a press conference - "The Iranians have made it very clear that this is not a deal that they were prepared to conclude, and therefore it does not appear imminent," according to what was reported by the American "CNN" network.
The spokesman added that "Iran's demands are unrealistic, and nothing we have heard in recent weeks indicates that they have changed their position," according to the saying.
In response to a question about whether the United States was interested in continuing talks to revive the agreement under which Iran restricted its nuclear program in return for easing economic sanctions, the spokesman stressed that "the current administration's focus is on the remarkable courage shown by the Iranian people through their peaceful demonstrations, and their exercise of their universal right to freedom." assembly and freedom of expression.
"Our focus now is to highlight their courage and support them in any way we can," he added.